Launching Spoonie

Gallery: AvianPosted September 15, 2012152 views9 comments

Our African Spoonbill's aren't as colourful as the Roseate version of the North Americas...but they still provide for some great images.

Taken at our local duck pond and rookery.

Techs:
Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f7.1 @ 1/1600 SS @ ISO-320
Cropped from horizontal

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 15, 2012 at 5:06 PM

Very nice capture. On my less-then-ideal laptop, there seems to be a bit of noise or image coarseness, but it is a minor nit on a nice photo.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Very neat, Morkel. Love the pose.

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Comment posted by mark daly on September 15, 2012 at 9:08 PM

incredible pose - I would crop out the green on the left hand side. Amazing image

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on September 16, 2012 at 12:17 AM

Very nice shot. I like the wing position and the way he is stepping off of the branch. Nice sharpness and good detail in the whites too.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 16, 2012 at 4:38 AM

Sweet action capture Morkel

Nice details and wing position.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 16, 2012 at 5:54 AM

Great shot Morkel - really sharp and a nice setting

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 16, 2012 at 8:22 AM

Nice action and setting.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 16, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Wonderful action shot Morkel. I like the simplicity, the detail and the colors here. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 18, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Thank you all for your kind comments...

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